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updated: Sun Jul 06, 2008 03:15 pm

Durham News

Local news for Durham, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

13 hrs ago | WNCN-TV Raleigh

Prosecutors: Couple Facing Kidnapping Charges Had Satanic Rituals

Joseph Scott Craig and Joy Johnson face multiple charges. Prosecutors also allege the couple engaged in satanic rituals.

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Related Topix: Durham County, NC

Sat Jul 05, 2008

NBC 17

Durham PD Investigate Fatal Accident

Durham police are investigating an early morning fatal accident that occurred Saturday at the 5200 block of North Roxboro Road near Omega Road.

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Related Topix: Raleigh Metro

News Observer

Man shot in back taken into surgery

A Durham man was in surgery at Duke Hospital after being shot Thursday evening. The victim, 37, was shot once in his upper back just after 7 p.m. at 1108 Lynnwood Ave., police Sgt.

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Fri Jul 04, 2008

News Observer

Murderer ruled unfit mentally to die for crime

Convicted murderer Guy LeGrande, who baited Stanly County jurors with expletive-filled rants during his 1996 trial, is too mentally ill to be executed, a judge has ruled.

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Related Topix: Stanly County, NC, Raleigh Metro

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Newkerala.com

Scientists find herpes virus' Achilles Heel

London, July 3 : A virologist at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, says that it is possible to bring herpes simplex virus-1 out of its hiding place inside the body, which can help attack it with drugs.

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Related Topix: Raleigh Metro

Wed Jul 02, 2008

News Observer

Three charged in slayings at brothel

Raleigh police have arrested and charged three Durham men with shooting four people -- two fatally -- at a rental home that authorities said was operating as a brothel.

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Related Topix: Raleigh, NC, Violent Crime

News Observer

Police seek leads in Durham shooting

Durham police investigators are asking for information about a shooting that wounded an 11-year-old boy June 10 on Glenbrook Drive.

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Tue Jul 01, 2008

Abc11tv.com

Durham water customers will be charged differently for water usage.

The Bull City is set to begin a new tiered rate billing system. The more water you use, the higher your bill.

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Related Topix: Raleigh, NC

New Scientist

Counting monkeys tick off yet another 'human' ability

At this rate a monkey might prove the Riemann hypothesis . Rhesus macaques have been shown to possess yet another numerical talent once thought unique to humans - they can simultaneously count audible beeps and ...

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Related Topix: Raleigh Metro

Charlotte.com

Durham Dem official accused in Satanic rituals

Allegations that a local Democratic official and her husband were involved in satanic rituals that included shackling people to beds, caging them and depriving them of food and water have horrified county party ...

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Related Topix: Durham County, NC

Mon Jun 30, 2008

WNCN-TV Raleigh

Durham Police Bust 14 People

Police officers arrested 14 people on 28 charges during a buy-bust operation on Friday.

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Related Topix: Drugs

News Max

Obesity May Thawart Prostate Cancer Screen

The test commonly used to screen men for prostate cancer may be more likely to miss tumors in obese men, a new study suggests.

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Related Topix: Prostate Cancer, Health, Urology, Medicine, Raleigh Metro

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Autopsy: UNC student president blasted with shotgun

Comments on Topix forums : Chapel Hill The slain student body president at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was shot several times, including a blast to her head from a shotgun.

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Related Topix: Chapel Hill, NC, Raleigh Metro

NBC17.com

More Than 12,000 Participate In Kick Gas Challenge

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. More than 12,000 Triangle Residents participated in the annual "kick gas" competition organized by an RTP group.

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Related Topix: Research Triangle Park, NC, Raleigh Metro, Cary, NC

Sun Jun 29, 2008

The State

Incompatible computer systems frustrate legal process in N.C.

Three law school interns sit at a big conference-room table in the Durham County courthouse, sifting through boxes of unserved criminal warrants.

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Related Topix: Durham County, NC

Sat Jun 28, 2008

WNCN-TV Raleigh

Durham Police Investigate Robbery

Police are investigating a robbery that occurred on June 20, at about 2:30 p.m. in the 4400 block of Myers Park Drive.

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Scientific American

Obesity may interfere with prostate cancer screen

The test commonly used to screen men for prostate cancer may be more likely to miss tumors in obese men, a new study suggests.

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Related Topix: Prostate Cancer, Health, Urology, Medicine, Raleigh Metro

Fri Jun 27, 2008

NBC 17

Durham Social Services Experiencing Phone Problems

DURHAM, N.C. The 300 North Duke Street and Main Street offices of the Durham County Department of Social Services are experiencing sporadic telephone communication issues.

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Related Topix: Durham County, NC

MediLexicon

Avastin(R) Shows Unprecedented Benefits In Colorectal Cancer...

Data presented at the 10th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer in Barcelona confirm that Avastin significantly improves survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer regardless of whether they ...

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Related Topix: Raleigh Metro

Thu Jun 26, 2008

News Observer

Bail at $2.5 million each for teens

Durham police officials announced Thursday that 75 additional charges were filed against two teens arrested last week in connection with a string of robberies and at least one shooting incident.

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